Heat rally from 18 down in the third quarter to beat Pacers in overtime
Chris Bosh had a season-high 31 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-100 in overtime.
The Heat trailed 70-52 with 5:27 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Pacers 51-30 the rest of the way.
The Pacers had the ball down 1 with 32 seconds left, but Tyler Johnson stole the ball from Paul George. A basket would have put the Pacers ahead.
Bosh’s free throw with 3.9 seconds left in overtime made it 103-100 and put it away. The Pacers had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but George missed a corner 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Pacers 22-15. Bosh scored 9 of the Heat’s 22 on 1 for 5 shooting and 6 for 7 at the line.
Dwyane Wade had 27 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds.
For the Pacers, George scored 32 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Heat went 30 for 39 at the line to the Pacers’ 18 for 25 and outscored them 52-30 in the paint. The Pacers forced 8 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Heat’s starters were outscored 40-16 in 10 minutes together.